Episode Description
Most people don’t talk honestly enough about drinking more than they planned.
Not because they have no discipline.
Not because they are broken.
Not because they need more shame.
But often because alcohol has become the way they switch off, calm down, reward themselves, or deal with stress, overthinking, grief, or emotional overload.
In this episode, I’m joined by Tansy Forrest, clinical hypnotherapist and author of Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well.
Tansy shares her own story of realizing alcohol had become a coping tool after grief, and how hypnotherapy helped her change her relationship with drinking. Today, she helps high-functioning adults drink less without labels, shame, or all-or-nothing thinking.
We talk about:
- Why alcohol often becomes the “off switch” after a long day
- The connection between overthinking, overworking, and overdrinking
- Why willpower alone usually doesn’t work
- Why moderation is a skill you can learn
- How to plan your drinking before the evening starts
- What to do after a night where you drank more than planned
- How hypnotherapy can help calm the nervous system and interrupt automatic patterns
- Better ways to unwind without using alcohol as the only tool
This conversation is not about judging alcohol or telling everyone they must quit forever.
It is about awareness, planning, self-trust, and learning how to feel more in control.
If you’ve ever told yourself, “I’ll just have one,” and then it turned into more than you planned, this episode is for you.
Learn more about Tansy’s work at tansyforrest.com , her YouTube Channel @tansyforrest and find her book Ten Steps to Drink Less and Live Well on Amazon.
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